7.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bungaba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bungaba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 6.8% of people in Bungaba have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. However, other forms of community contribution are quite low, with very few residents volunteering or providing unpaid care compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—only 5.2% provide unpaid care, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This low rate of care extends to children, with 22.1% of residents providing unpaid childcare, well below the New South Wales average.
5.2% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.8% of the population, a proportion that is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average.
6.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Bungaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10675/bungaba/topic/community